Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-02-01
Local Miscellany.


County Court February 14th.
Clarke Circuit Court begins to-day.
Look out for the grounding, to-
morrow.
w. r. Alexander, ESQ.,, of Win
ehester. WIS in town last Friday.
The SuENANDoAu MILLING Co. pay
Zoe. per bushel in trade, for shelIcd
corn.
Mr.. Jas. s. Simmons, of the Ro-
auoke LealeF, visited friends here
Hast week.
TIE blue-bird, we are informed,
has made his advent into these parts
Tins early i'll the season.
Thanks to our young friend Mr..
Louis L. Brown for special courtcsics
on the occasion of a brief visit to
Berryvil!c. last week.
Letters arc advertised at Charles
ton for Forrest w. Brown, James
Brown, T. \ Brown, +. w. Brown,
Charley Darlington and W. NJ. Ma
thics.
Mr.. John II. Bishop received from
New York and put up, last Saturday,
in the library Of Capt. George Bay
sor, one of the handsomcst gas pen
.]crtS we have over spnu
Ramon was premature some time
ago, in announcing the death of Mr..
Richard lIilIeary, of the S. V. r. L.
We are now pleased to note his pro-
motion to full passenger conductor.
DR.. II. s. Eichelberger, aged 80
years. died at his residence in Staun-
ton, Va, on the Esd instant. Mr..
Eiclrclherg"r, when q Young man.
learned and for while conducted the
drug business in CharIestown.
Capt. ThOs. ID. Ransom and bride,
of Stanton, Va. on their return from
their northern trip spent a week will
Capt. Ranson's father, Jas. NJ. Ran
son. Esq, Of this place, and left las;
Thursday for a trip southwark.
NJ. Adam Brown, courteous
young gentleman of this city, has ac-
rcpted the position as clerk in tho
Carter House. and now fills the va
caucy caused b. Capt. Lee HeiSkel
accepting a clerksiiip in the Legisla-
Uurc.
Capt. G.. Julian Pratt and wife, OF
Wavncshoro. Va. have been called tc
CharIcstown by the scriouS illness oil
Capt. Pratt's aged mother, who has
been sick for some time past at tht
residence of her son DR.. Chas. T.
rratt, in this place.
The rise in the rivers at Harper;
Ferry within the last few days wa;
shout eight feet. No damage wa:
done Ivy the water and running ic,
except the washing Of several trcstIe
legs from under the Harper's Ferry
bridge. These were soom replaced
Oar friend and former townsman
Mr.. Joseph Z. Rawlins, has succeed.
cd to the cditorship of the Gilmcl
[Tcxas) Mirror. AIR. RawIinS is ar
old SPIRIT typo, and it gives Us
much pleasure to announce his adj,
vancrmcnt in tie - Lone Star" State
Here's our Icy, old boy
Fred. Lowry was not one of Tho
colorcd boys implicated in the thief
Of Mr.. Nmrod Tru,>cll's chickens
mentioned in oar last. but is an in
valid. The Davis hoy, it seems, wa:
The principal in the affair, and severa
others were induced TO join him il
rcaping the proceeds Of the raid.
The dwelling. barn and mcat-housc
of Mr.. Arthur Carter, with their con.
tents, near Wadcsvilic, in Clarke
county, Va, were destroyed by fire
about ) O'clock last Friday morning,
The fire. we understand, originated
from a stovcpipc in temporary use.
Mr.. Carriers loss is quite heavy, We
are Informed, with only insurance
upon his dwelling.
y slight change has been made in
the schedule of the Valley Branch OF
The L. & o. Il. II. The sOuthbound
mail train. which previously passed
here at 1922. now passes Oh aries
town at l2:02, =. II. The Winchcs-
ter Ac commOdation southwark. and
freight and passenger northward,
now pass here at 1922, p. NJ, instead
0t 8 20 rs heretofore.
Telephone connection was made
with liarpcr's Ferry last week Can
instrument being put in the Drug
Store of Mr.. T.. II. CavaIicr) and VIC
now have full intercourse by this
means with that town. Connection
will be made with DullicId's Depot in
day or two, and we will be talking
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